Water motor



March 29 1927. 1,622,610

. R. A. ROBERTSON WATER MOTOR Filed May 29, 1926 flaw Patented Mar. 29,1927.

UNITED STATES ROBERT A. ROBERTSON, OF ROCKSPRINGS, TEXAS.

WATER Application filed May 29,

This invention relates to water wheels designed for use in connectionwith water motors and aims to provide a novel form of wheel which willbe exceptionally efficient in operation and one wherein the waterdirected to the blades of the wheel will impinge upon the blades in sucha way as to obtain the maximum amount of force from the water.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a water wheelprovided with means for maintaining the blades in a heated condition sothat the wheel may be operated during freezing weather, eliminating iceon the wheel to retard the movement thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental elevational view of a water wheel constructedin accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmental sectional view through one of the blades of amodified form of water wheel.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the water wheel forming the essenceof the invention includes end sections, each of which end sectionscomprises a hub 5 to which the spokes 6 are secured, which spokes areformed of channel iron, in the present showing, however itis to beunderstood that these spokes may be constructed of any suitable materialsuch as piping or the like.

A substantially wide curved member 7 connected to the spokes adjacent tothe outer ends thereof and form a partof each end section, the endsections are held in spaced relation with each other by means of theblades, which blades include curved plates 8 and vertical box-likemembers 9 against which the water impinges to cause the rotation of thewheel.

MOTOR.

1926. Serial No. 112,614.

Within the box-like portion 9 is an electric heating element 10constructed to maintain the box-like portion 9 in a heated condition atall times and prevent the formation of ice on the wheels to the end thatthe device may be efiiciently used in freezing weather without danger ofice collecting on the wheel to retard its movement.

lVhile the wires and source of electric supply have not been shown inthe present drawing, it is to be understood that any suitable connectionmay be made between a source of electric supply and the heating coils 10of the wheel to accomplish the pur pose of the invention.

As shown, Figure 3, the members 11 corresponding to the members 7 inFigure l, are held in spaced relation by means of the plates 12 whichhave integral laterally cX- tended flanges 13, the plates 12 beingsecured to the members 11 by means of the angle bars 14 that in turn aresecured to the mem bers 11.

As illustrated, the flanges 13 are curved to conform to the periphery ofthe members 11 to the end that water droppedonto the flanges 13 will actto move the wheel in a vertical plane to rotate the shaft on which thesame is positioned.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that due to the construction, Ihave provided a novel water wheel construction and one in which the icewill be prevented from collcct ing in freezing weather.

I claim:

In a water wheel, a shaft, an elongated hub on the shaft, spokes securedto the ends of the hub and radiating therefrom. substantial widecircular members secured to the spokes adjacentto the outer endsthereof, housings supported between the circular members, each of saidhousings embodying a pair of spaced plates, one of the plates of eachhousing having a laterally extended flange curved to conform to thecurvature of the circular members, said flanges being disposed adjacentto the peripheries of the circular members, and heating elementssupported within the housings.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

ROBERT A, ROBERTSON.

